Samsung Gear IconX

With a built-in heart rate monitor, accelerometer and storage for music, the Samsung Gear IconX earbuds are packed.

- Mike Prospero, Tom's Guide

Specs / Features

Truly cable-free design with comfortable, stabilizing ear gels to keep the headset where it belongs and a charging carrying case, for storage and charging when not in use | Built-in 4GB music player for phone-free listening and Built-in Fitness Tracker and Heart Rate Monitor that allow you to share your data with your device | Coating for splash and sweat resistance† | Compatible with 3rd party fitness apps††

Truly cable-free design with comfortable, stabilizing ear gels to keep the headset where it belongs and a charging carrying case, for storage and charging when not in use | Built-in 4GB music player for phone-free listening and Built-in Fitness Tracker and Heart Rate Monitor that allow you to share your data with your device | Coating for splash and sweat resistance† | Compatible with 3rd party fitness apps††

Specification

Critic Reviews

Light, Compact design but poor battery life

Overall the Gear IconX is an innovative pair of compact earbuds with several features such as heart rate tracking, built-in storage for offline music playback and bundled wingtips and ear tips but it falls short when it comes to battery life, which is the most important part of a Bluetooth headse...More

Overall the Gear IconX is an innovative pair of compact earbuds with several features such as heart rate tracking, built-in storage for offline music playback and bundled wingtips and ear tips but it falls short when it comes to battery life, which is the most important part of a Bluetooth headset. Audio quality is also not up to mark and it is slightly costly compared some of the headsets like the Jaybird. It is available from Samsung stores offline as well as online and other online retailers.

Comfortable design, intuitive controls

The Gear IconX from Samsung is certainly a unique and attractive product and provides a glimpse into what’s to come. Cord-free wireless earbuds seem to be a natural progression for Bluetooth audio, and it’s about time we saw some big strides being made in this segment.

The Gear IconX from Samsung is certainly a unique and attractive product and provides a glimpse into what’s to come. Cord-free wireless earbuds seem to be a natural progression for Bluetooth audio, and it’s about time we saw some big strides being made in this segment.

A fine companion to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones

Samsung came very close to making the perfect set of cord-free Bluetooth headphones, but fell just short. There's a lot to like about the Gear IconX earbuds, such as the excellent case, good build quality, comfortable fit, easy pairing, powerful app, and advanced fitness features. Sound quality i...More

Samsung came very close to making the perfect set of cord-free Bluetooth headphones, but fell just short. There's a lot to like about the Gear IconX earbuds, such as the excellent case, good build quality, comfortable fit, easy pairing, powerful app, and advanced fitness features. Sound quality is very good, and the ability to turn on ambient sound mode or take calls make the IconX ideal for multitaskers.

Wireless earbuds with great sound—and lots of problems

The Gear IconX are rife with problems. They’re difficult to control, and don’t always work as advertised. But, damn, they sound great and I can’t stress how much I appreciate the freedom of a wire-free design and on-board storage. It’s really easy to dump on the IconX, but...More

The Gear IconX are rife with problems. They’re difficult to control, and don’t always work as advertised. But, damn, they sound great and I can’t stress how much I appreciate the freedom of a wire-free design and on-board storage. It’s really easy to dump on the IconX, but the fact remains they would be my go-to earbuds for a bunch of exercise scenarios.

For those with an active lifestyle

The Samsung Gear Icon X is a stylish fitness earbud that gives you a sneak peak into what the future could be like. It is good device, but with limited use. I don’t see many people wear this at for instance. So buy this is you lead a very active lifestyle and feel stifled by wires. And remember, this certainly does not come cheap.

The Samsung Gear Icon X is a stylish fitness earbud that gives you a sneak peak into what the future could be like. It is good device, but with limited use. I don’t see many people wear this at for instance. So buy this is you lead a very active lifestyle and feel stifled by wires. And remember, this certainly does not come cheap.

Impressive looking product but needs better battery life

I absolutely love how Samsung has made this product. It looks like something from the future. A future we used to see in movies. The sounds quality is not impressive, but it is still quite good for daily usage, especially while working out. The biggest shortcoming I faced was the battery life. I...More

I absolutely love how Samsung has made this product. It looks like something from the future. A future we used to see in movies. The sounds quality is not impressive, but it is still quite good for daily usage, especially while working out. The biggest shortcoming I faced was the battery life. I listen to a lot of music, especially when I am at work. But with such poor battery backup, I kept looking at my Sony Wireless headphones, which go on for hours before needing a recharge.

A bit too ahead of its time

That’s really main issue with the Gear IconX; I can’t see many people wanting these as their primary set of headphones, let alone their sole ones. That’s a particular shame because the appeal of completely wireless headphones is that you want to wear them all the time. But as it...More

That’s really main issue with the Gear IconX; I can’t see many people wanting these as their primary set of headphones, let alone their sole ones. That’s a particular shame because the appeal of completely wireless headphones is that you want to wear them all the time. But as it stands, I’ll take regular Bluetooth headphones and a wrist tracker over this many caveats.

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